[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12030-12031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5269]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Information Collection Under OMB Review: Wood Destroying Insect 
Information--Existing Construction, VA Form 26-8850

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Veterans Affairs has submitted to OMB the 
following proposal for the collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This 
document lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection, and the Department form number(s), if 
applicable; (2) a description of the need and its use; (3) who will be 
required or asked to respond; (4) an estimate of the total annual 
reporting hours, and recordkeeping burden, if applicable; (5) the 
estimated average burden hours per respondent; (6) the frequency of 
response; and (7) an estimated number of respondents.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed information collection and supporting 
documents may be obtained from Trish Fineran, Veterans Benefits 
Administration (20M30), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-6886.
    Comments and questions about the items on the list should be 
directed to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Joseph Lackey, NEOB, Room 3002, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316. Do not send requests for benefits 
to this address.

[[Page 12031]] DATES: Comments on the information collection should be 
directed to the OMB Desk Officer within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 21, 1995.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Ronald C. Taylor,
Management Analyst.

Reinstatement

    1. Wood Destroying Insect Information--Existing Construction, VA 
Form 26-8850.
    2. The form is completed by pest control operators to report the 
presence, if any, of wood destroying insects and any resulting 
damage to properties proposed for guaranteed financing. The 
information is used to determine whether the property is acceptable 
and the effect, if any, the damage may have on the reasonable value 
of the property.
    3. Individuals or households--Business or other for-profit.
    4. The estimated burden hour per year is 87,651. However, because 
the requirement for wood destroying insect inspections is common 
practice in the housing industry, only 1 hour is being reported for 
this information collection.
    5. 20 minutes.
    6. On occasion.
    7. 262,953 respondents.

[FR Doc. 95-5269 Filed 3-2-95; 8:45 am]
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